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Margy Eckelkamp

Margy Eckelkamp is an award-winning journalist who serves as the Editor of The Scoop magazine, Top Producer magazine, and The Daily Scoop newsletter. She also the host of The Scoop Podcast and is a key contributor to AgWeb and other Farm Journal publications.

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The One Tool That Adds $37 Billion in Yield to Five Crops
On average, ag aviation makes at least one application to approximately 127 million crop acres, or one-third of the cropland in the U.S.
April 17, 2025 12:19 PM
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Roundup at a Crossroads: Bayer Lays Out Short-Term Window for Finding a Way Forward with Glyphosate
Per CEO Bill Anderson in an interview this week, Bayer will have a decision in months — not years — about whether it will remain the only domestic producer of glyphosate in the U.S.
April 15, 2025 10:03 PM
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Peel Back The Curtain: Boosting Farm Efficiency With Business Tech
While relationships remain the foundation of the farmer business ecosystem, technology is bringing a new structure to how everyday business is done.
April 15, 2025 03:05 PM
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The Scoop podcast hosts conversations with retailers and industry leaders on topics affecting ag retail today and in the future
Retail Business
In Times of Rapid Change and Uncertainty, Two Steps Every Ag Retailer Can Take
In the next two years, the actions you take in business will define what happens in the next 20 or 30 years. That’s the outlook from Ken Zuckerberg, director of global research for CHS Inc.
April 15, 2025 06:00 AM
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The Scoop podcast hosts conversations with retailers and industry leaders on topics affecting ag retail today and in the future
Retail Industry
Pull The Dipstick On Your Safety Programs and Practices
Industry ambassador Tim McArdle and ARA CEO Daren Coppock share case studies in how ResponsibleAg is an asset for ag retailers in their everyday business across 2,356 locations.
April 11, 2025 12:37 PM
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How an Indiana Co-Op Braves the Storm to Support Its Community
According to the National Weather Service, an April 2 series of storms moved through Indiana and brought 21 tornadoes across regions of the state.
April 11, 2025 10:04 AM
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Kahler is the first automation software company to offer such a bundling.
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Tariff Uncertainty Likely to Bring Higher Prices, Not Seismic Shifts to Sourcing, for Ag Inputs
“The sourcing from international markets has become mandatory. It’s more likely that things will get expensive than change,” says Jim DiLisi of Fanwood Chemical.
April 10, 2025 12:17 PM
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How Will Trump’s Tariffs Disrupt The Trajectory of U.S. Ag Exports?
As tariff proposals continue to bring uncertainty, the agricultural sector is assessing how any forthcoming country-by-country trade deals might offset the disruption, or if the industry needs to brace itself for a different kind of future.
April 08, 2025 01:53 PM
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Retail Business
Wisconsin Co-Op Opens State-of-the-Art Grain Terminal
A market study evaluated future potential for the co-op’s grain, opening access to domestic and export markets and arbitrage. At the new terminal, ALCIVIA has three shuttle loading facilities on three different Class 1 railways: BNSF, UP and CPKC.
April 08, 2025 06:35 AM
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Ag Retail Fintech Company Conduit Names New CEO
On the heels of Matt Carstens’ departure from Landus, Conduit Ag has also announced he’s no longer with the fintech company.
April 07, 2025 09:18 AM
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